_There Will Be No More Night_ relies on footage captured by thermal cameras used by the American and French armies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. By diverting these images from the propaganda narratives in which they are typically embedded, the film examines the dangers of an unchecked desire to see, prompting a reflection on the new paradigms of modern warfare.
A group of young filmmakers ask residents of Casablanca for their opinions on Moroccan cinema as part of a film project. During the shoot, a dispute breaks out between a dockworker and his superior, resulting in the accidental death of the latter. Having captured the incident on film, the crew begins to question the man’s motives and reflect on the role of cinema in society and the forms it can...
Echoing her own mother's voice recounting her relationships with her mother and grandmother, filmmaker Chantal Akerman visits three elderly Jewish women and asks them to speak about their ancestors. Seated in their living rooms and filmed in static shots, these grandmothers share their memories, the life of Jewish communities before the war, the Holocaust, and the efforts to survive the horror....
After several years of absence Yukie returns to Baba's house in search of her identity. In this house of a thousand corners, these two lonely souls meet, but a great chasm separates them. Little by little, between the murmur of the television and the abandoned garden, tongues are loosened and the distance decreases.
How does one remember a homeland they are so deeply connected to and disconnected from? When Canadian-born filmmaker Emilie Serri travels to Syria for the first time in ten years, she feels alienated. A year later, when her grandmother dies and the war begins, she tries to piece back together an image of this elusive country she desperately wants to call her own. Gathering evidence from the pas...
The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman
Duration: 2h32This film tells the story of a young woman's return to her homeland, Cameroon, and the reunion with her mother, centered around revisiting spaces that have shaped both their lives. Their different journeys intersect around the traditions that form their identities. The film is a face-to-face encounter that confronts and questions the choices of these two women. It portrays two generations obser...
_In the Waves_ is an expressive documentary that depicts the life of 80 years old Joan Alma Mills in her aging coastal village. Following the death of her younger sister, Joan finds herself confronted by the fragility of life. As she tries to come to terms with her loss Joan searches for meaning in the natural world around her. Weaving intimate thoughts with lyrical imagery, _In the Waves_ was ...
_There Will Be No More Night_ relies on footage captured by thermal cameras used by the American and French armies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. By diverting these images from the propaganda narratives in which they are typically embedded, the film examines the dangers of an unchecked desire to see, prompting a reflection on the new paradigms of modern warfare.
A group of young filmmakers ask residents of Casablanca for their opinions on Moroccan cinema as part of a film project. During the shoot, a dispute breaks out between a dockworker and his superior, resulting in the accidental death of the latter. Having captured the incident on film, the crew begins to question the man’s motives and reflect on the role of cinema in society and the forms it can...
Echoing her own mother's voice recounting her relationships with her mother and grandmother, filmmaker Chantal Akerman visits three elderly Jewish women and asks them to speak about their ancestors. Seated in their living rooms and filmed in static shots, these grandmothers share their memories, the life of Jewish communities before the war, the Holocaust, and the efforts to survive the horror....
After several years of absence Yukie returns to Baba's house in search of her identity. In this house of a thousand corners, these two lonely souls meet, but a great chasm separates them. Little by little, between the murmur of the television and the abandoned garden, tongues are loosened and the distance decreases.
How does one remember a homeland they are so deeply connected to and disconnected from? When Canadian-born filmmaker Emilie Serri travels to Syria for the first time in ten years, she feels alienated. A year later, when her grandmother dies and the war begins, she tries to piece back together an image of this elusive country she desperately wants to call her own. Gathering evidence from the pas...
The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman
Duration: 2h32This film tells the story of a young woman's return to her homeland, Cameroon, and the reunion with her mother, centered around revisiting spaces that have shaped both their lives. Their different journeys intersect around the traditions that form their identities. The film is a face-to-face encounter that confronts and questions the choices of these two women. It portrays two generations obser...
_In the Waves_ is an expressive documentary that depicts the life of 80 years old Joan Alma Mills in her aging coastal village. Following the death of her younger sister, Joan finds herself confronted by the fragility of life. As she tries to come to terms with her loss Joan searches for meaning in the natural world around her. Weaving intimate thoughts with lyrical imagery, _In the Waves_ was ...